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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1931

2,751 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 138

City Council Relief Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 15

Sir.—In to-day's "Newcastle Morning Herald" there is a notice that the call for unemployed relief work tit Corlette-street, for Newcastle Council on Thursday,…

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Adamstown Council Football Ground Lease

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

Adamstown Council met on Thursday night, when there were present the Mayor (Ald. Cameron) and Ald. Cousins. Haddow, MacDonald, Wiggins, and…

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Hospitals Appeal Merewether Council's View

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 8

When Merewether, Council had under consideration on Thursday night the Church and State hospitals appeal, Ald. Wells moved that the council express its…

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Merewether Council Issue of Rate Notices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 3

Merewether Council met on Thursday night, when there were present the Mayor (Ald. E. Rowlands) and Ald. E. Lloyd, R. Wells, J. West, J. Archer,…

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Advice to Loan Council Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 9

The Under-Treasurer (Mr. H. A. Pitt) has been appointed Victorian representative on the Committee of Exports which will investigate and advise the Federal…

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Goats' Last Stand Council Outlawed Them

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

The last stand of a herd at goats, which ran wild over the municipality and waged relentless war on the vegetable patches and garden plots in…

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Gold and Minerals Gold Advisory Council (Contributed.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 14

The formation of an Advisory Council to control the goldmining industry throughout Australia, has much to recommend it. The many phases of the…

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Relief Measures Town Hall Ventilation Action by Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 8

Measures to obtain immediate improvement in the ventilation of the Town Hall have been taken by Newcastle Council, in response to complaints…

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Municipal Aerodromes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 5

The day when every large town will have its municipal aerodrome, as it now has a railway station, was visualised by Captain W. R. Baldwin-Wiseman in a…

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Other Deputations Trades Hall Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 8

Messrs. A. V. Carroll (Clothing Trades), F. J. Clarence (Wharf Labourers), L. Wells (Electrical Trades), and G. Bass, Secretary, representing the Trades Hall…

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Southern Unemployed Illawarra Labour Council's Concern

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 8

At a meeting of the Illawarra Trades and Labour Council, Mr. J. Ward was elected president for the present year, and Mr. F. Lowden was elected…

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Waratah Council List of Works Submitted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 8

The Mayor of Waratah (Ald. W. H. Tripet), and Ald. A. Griffiths sought assistance in the direction of relieving the position of the unemployed in that…

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"Wipe It Off" Loan of £6100 to Cessnock Council Request

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 4

Claiming that the previous Government had promised, if the council found its financial position prevented it meeting its obligation, that…

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Loan Council Mr. Lang's Absence Comment in Queensland Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 7

On his return tonight from the Loan Council meeting, the Treasurer (Mr. Barnes), commenting on Mr. Lang's absence from the council meeting, asked:…

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Traffic Chaos Is Threatened by City Council Officers May Be Withdrawn Objection to Expense

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 1

Unless the Metropolitan Traffic Act is applied to Newcastle by the end of February, it is probable that…

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Municipal Baths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 9

Mr. Baddeley was approached by a deputation from Cessnock Municipal Council yesterday, and requested to make a grant from the 1/ in the £ tax to enable the…

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Of New South Wales Secret Plans to Help Australia's Finances Lang and Loan Council Stormy Scenes Likely To-morrow Parliament Opens Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 1

The first storm in the Legislative Assembly, which opens to-morrow, is likely to centre round the Premier's attitude to…

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Improvement of Shire Roads

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 4

Cr. W. E. Flannery, who has been identified with the Stroud Shire for many years, and has tilled the presidential chair on several occasions, has tendered his…

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Cessnock Council Pre-selection Ballot

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 6

Polling in the pre-selection ballot conducted by Cessnock A.L.P. to-day in connection with the municipal by-election was very light…

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Calcutta's Mayor Sent to Gaol Entered District Against Order Calcutta

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 7

In an unobtrusive, wayside station at East Bengal, Chandra Boss, Mayor of Calcutta, was arrested to-day for disobeying an order served on him,…

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